After Jeremy McConnel is accused of faking a romance it appears Stephanie Davis is in a real life one.

Rumours have been hotting up that Steph is dating TOWIE star Ricky Rayment after the reality TV pair have been f lirting up a storm on Twitter lately.

But now a friend of the pair has confirmed suspicion are TRUE, claiming that they enjoying the early stages of their relationship, according to The Sun .

“They have been seeing each other – and things are going well," disclosed the source.

Steph set rumours off when she was pictured in this racy snap (Image: Instagram)

Ricky Rayment (Image: FameFlynet)

A friend of the couple said things are going well between them (Image: Instagram)

Adding: “They speak a lot and are openly very flirty; it’s the start of something new for them and they’re both seeing how it goes.”

While Stephanie is said to be suitably loved-up these days, her ex Jeremy has been accused of staging a loved-up selfie to try and make her jealous.

Jeremy appeared to go public with his new relationship earlier this week, sharing a picture of himself with a mystery brunette.

He had his arm around the girl's neck as she held onto his face and kissed his cheek.

Jez captioned the pic "so happy" before decorating it with love hearts and posting it online.

Jeremy was pictured with a mystery brunette (Image: xxxxxx/Instagram)

But now it's emerged that the mystery woman cosying up to Jeremy has nothing to do with him - she just met him in a bar in Cardiff, where he's been carrying out his community service for assaulting Steph.

The woman, who Mirror Online can confirm is called Demi Wilson, isn't even a fan of the CBB star - she claims Jeremy asked HER for the picture.

However, Jeremy's seemingly loved-up snap was said to have hurt Steph deeply when she saw it.

A source close to Stephanie told Mirror Online: "Stephanie was just about holding it together until this photo confirmed he's moving on."

Steph cuddles into son Caben (Image: stephaniedavis88/Instagram)

But now it appears, Steph has her own romance in her life to keep her occupied.

Just yesterday she took a picture of herself wearing a 'Hers' top from Charlotte Crosby and Stephen Bear 's clothing range - sparking suspicion she was now 'taken.'

Trying to say something Steph? (Image: stephaniedavis88/Instagram)

Steph and Ricky had been getting their flirt on (Image: Twitter)

She captioned the snap with a simple love heart, and uploaded a second shot, with the caption: "Love my eye brows and nails from mygirlie... Love you... Looking forward to tomorrow! New things."

Stephanie shares nine-month-old son Caben-Albi with Jeremy but he has been banned from contacting her, either directly or indirectly, for three years under the terms of a restraining order